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President's Message

Lorinda Sloss

What an incredible honor it is to lead the Rotary Club of San Juan Capistrano. Our club is an incredible group of men and women who are leaders in business and community service. Every member of our organization is committed to the Rotary motto of "Service above Self."

We have an exciting year ahead of us! Planning is underway for our two major fundraisers- the San Juan Capistrano Car Show and our not to be missed Golf Tournament. Our commitment to providing support to the community we love so much will continue with a Creek Clean up, Thanksgiving Food Drive, and Santa's Visit and an improved scholarship program. We will lend our hearts and support across the border when we complete a Corazon Home build and provide shoes and gifts to over 100 needy children in Mexico. We will continue to provide financial support to many organizations in the community as well.

Our weekly meetings we be filled with great fellowship and engaging programs. I invite you to join us for a meeting and experience what Rotary is about.

Stories

RI President-elect Gary C.K. Huang chose Light Up Rotary as his theme for 2014-15. Huang was inspired by the teachings of Chinese philosopher Confucius who said: "It is better to light a single candle, than to sit and curse the darkness."

"There are so many problems in the world, so many people who need help. Many people say, 'There's nothing I can do.' So they sit there doing nothing. Meanwhile everything stays dark," Huang told the 537 district governors and their spouses and partners who are attending the 2014 International Assembly in San Diego, California.

Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.

Reaching the ultimate goal of a polio-free world presents ongoing challenges. Of course, Rotary alone can’t fill every challenge, but continued Rotarian advocacy for government support can help enormously.